Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-04
DAILY HERALD.
NEW TOWNS.
"A Chance for Everybody to Get q
Nice House.

on the first thirty-one mile stretch o
the Santa Fe road going east from thi
city, the prophecy made some tim'
since, that there would soon be one
continuous city from San Bernardint
to the sea appears to be rapidly ap
preaching fulfillment. The write
having frequently passed over thi
delightful stretch of country from Lo
Angeles to San Bernardino, before th,
monumental development followin,
the building of the Santa Fe tool
place, lately took very pleasant rid,
over the country as far east as tht
charming, flourishing and popular
subdivision known as Lordsburg.
This colossal subdivision, which was
ushered into existence with the largest
sale of lots ever recorded in this State
in an auction sale of some two hours
is undoubtedly one of the most beautl'
fully and eligibly situated, all things
considered, of any of the numerous
subdivisions in the State. 1t is stu.
ated distance of some six miles
south of the base Of Old Baldy
on a beautiful slope to the south, with
. fall of just enough to facilitate drain
age and irrigation, some three miles
northwest of Pomona on the line oi
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway, and thirty-three miles east OF
Los Angeles. The soil is all that could
be desired or found in the most favored
locations on the coast for either decid-
uous fruits, without irrigation, which
has been practically demonstrated by
the numerous orchards now bending
like weeping willows with loads of the
choicest fruits to be found in the land.
The elevation, 1900 feet, makes it one
of the most healthful and desirable To-
cations for residence, and free from
frost, fogs or sand storms, SO much
dreaded by people in delicate health.
The fruit trees and vines are free of
smut, rust or insect pests of every de-
,scription.
The enterprising company known as
the Pacific Land Improvement Com
pany, who are spending millions of
dollars in the building up of some nine
or ten other towns in Southern Cali
fordia, are pushing with all the power
that money or ingenuity can command
the piping of the water from the arte-
sian supply at Indian Hill and the
construction of the mammoth Hotel,
which, when complete, will cost $780,
600. Already over two thousand perch
of granite for the foundation
of this immense hostelry is
on the ground and workmen
are pushing the foundation as fast as
possible. The railway company have
the new freight and passenger depot
nearly completed. 1t will be beauty
and like the other cottage depots at
stations where all the trains stop it
will be provided with excellent accom-
modations. Among the improvements
already finished was noticed the cosy
and elegantly fitted up stationery store
and postbffice presided over by an old
and well known resident of Los An
geles, AL Cobler, who with his wife are
enthusiastic over their new home in
Lordsburg. w. p. Rhoades, SO well
and favorably known for many years
at the Sierra Madre Villa, and his
family have built themselves beau
tiful cottage home here where they
propose to camp for life. Mr.. Rhoades
has also fitted himself up a nobby
real estate. office near the depot. He
lis also active agent for the Pacific
Land Improvement Company. Mr.. j.
A. Packard has a beautiful place .of
I6O acres under high state of cult
walton adjoining the town. The beau
tiful homestead formerly owned by
Col. Heath on block II has been pur-
chased by Mr.. Silver, treasurer Of the
California Central, who proposes to
erect costly residence this fall and
beautify the grounds. G. A. Stewart,
who lately bought the large two-story
house from the company near the de-
pot is running it is a restaurant and
lodging house. He also runs a res
taurant and lodging house in the west
end of town. T. J. Jones has started
a lumber yard for the West Coast Red
wood Lumber Company at the east
end of town while Mr.. j. B. Stowell,
a brother of Ed Stowell of the Pomona
Progress, does the honors for theKerck-
hoff mill and lumber company yard
at the west end of the railroad reser-
walton. The new building for the
Lordsburg Eagle, to be published by
Mr.. Barnes is nearly completed. j.
M. Overman has started a large black
smith and wagon shop with all the
necessary appointments. Mr.. j. w.
Hugus, of Pasadena will soon erect a
two-story brick bank building that
will be a credit to his enterprise and a
great convenience to this beautiful
town. The magnificent forest and
fruit tree growth on the home place OF
Mr.. Palomares. all of which have
been raised without irrigation, speak
volumes of the soil and climate OF
Lordsburg. There is perhaps no
town on the Pacific coast that has
made such a tremendous start in the
same length of time as Lordsburg.
This has been accomplished main
p by one of the most energetic,
wealthy and enterprising firms on the
coast, who have unbounded faith in
the future of Southern California and
q bank account to back their enter
prises to a successful termination,
their connection with one of the most
liberal railway companies in the
world, that has infused so much new
blood and life in the southern coun-
ties, enables them to provide their va
rious townsites with cheap and rapid
transportation. This company, the
Pacific Land and Improvement, who
have inaugurated some eight or ten
prominent towns in Los Angeles, San
Bernardino and San Diego counties
have great pride in Lordsburg, as
evidenced by several of their members
securing homes in this favored spot,
where they expect to spend the bal
ance of their days.
The improvements that will be put
on this magnificent place within the
next twelve months will soon trans
form it into paradise indeed. Sew
eral Angelef1os who have purchased
here are already preparing for elabor-
ate improvements, and the build.
ing of cottage homes that will